The only player with a better +/- tonight than Harden was PJ. Harden had big moments on defense and that sapped his offense. Durant went at him repeatedly and Harden still made the clutch drive and assist to Gordon.
I hope he’s aight but our guys(harden and cp3 ) usually after injuries will give us some positive confirmation during a postgame interview that they’re ok. Cp3 just looked dejected. I can’t even enjoy this victory
Gordon can start and be good. He’s been great as a starter but he’s not a playmaker. And we’re already short on depth. Might need to dust off Ryan Anderson
Right, and CP3 had the worst +/- tonight, so he definitely had a terrible game and almost cost Rockets the victory
Probably because he didn't make a shot in the first half http://stats.nba.com/game/0041700315/shotchart/?StartRange=0&EndRange=14353&htm=101108
I get it, it is ridiculous to blame Harden for CP3's injury. I watched the entire game, and I saw CP3 fight tooth and nail on both sides of the court, I saw Tucker rebound and hustle like a madman, I saw Ariza kept his cool and locked down KD on multiple possessions, I saw EG take the ball to the basket when his shot wasn't falling. Harden's shot was not falling tonight, and he did try to drive the ball at times, but way to often he settled for a step-back three knowing his shot has been way off, and it got so bad in the second half that he was deferring to freaking Eric Gordon. Harden had a bad game, he's allowed to have a bad game, he's human after all. I wish I had seen more fight out of him, the way CP3 fought, the way Tucker fought. Harden gets a pass tonight, but don't confuse his subpar game with ridiculous rhetoric of his "great defensive efforting" tiring him out.
i was about to cry when CP was hyping james up with 3 min left. Pls Be healthy this man deserves atleast the chance
You cannot use +/- to defend this performance. He is 0-19 from 3 since the second quarter of game four. The upside is that now he has an opportunity to show people why is the MVP and win this for Chris if he can’t go.
Dawg wtf are you talking about? That is exactly what people have been saying for Curry when the Rockets have been targeting him. Why is Harden any different? Durant went at him repeatedly and he didn't give up. His shot wasn't falling but he stayed engaged, his steal was huge at the end of the game.
paul has been more of a scorer this series than a playmaker. gordon will be a decent sub on both ends for him. green will be a decent sub for gordon's role too. but those "will your team to win" moments won't be replaced. we will need 40 from harden
Please please be ok Paul. You don't deserve to fight like this and have the career you have had and not be able to finish the series out against this team of all teams. Beating the Warriors would wipe almost all of the negative talk.
